"I think that it doesn't matter what career my friends have. It's just based on the fact that I can really relate to people who are driven and intelligent," she told Amy Robach on Good Morning America on Tuesday, adding that she likes the people in her circle to challenge her.

So what can we expect on the country-turned-pop star's fifth LP? Judging by the '80s artists Swift told Robach she's been rocking out to lately, most likely some vintage-inspired jams. "I've been listening to a lot of Peter Gabriel and, like, Fine Young Cannibals. And anything that was in a John Hughes movie. And – oh, Boy George," she said.

As for the lead single's message, it's a kiss-off of another kind. "You have to not only live your life in spite of people who don't understand you, you have to have more fun than they do," Swift said.